​The tenth round of technical analysis was convened in Bonn, Germany, from 5 to 9 March 2018. Two teams of technical experts (TTE) conducted the technical analysis of five second BURs (Lebanon, Republic of Korea, South Africa, Thailand and Vietnam) and one first BUR (Jordan). During the initial remarks, the secretariat reiterated the importance of the current MRV arrangements for developing countries, as a critical input to the ongoing negotiations on the Modalities, Procedures and Guidelines for the transparency framework under the Paris agreement. Further, based on the positive feedback received from Parties, the secretariat underscored the importance of the technical analysis process to Parties, in identifying their prioritized capacity-building needs and demonstrating to the world, the results achieved from their mitigation actions, hence the important role of experts in conducting technical analyses.